Mohave County miner., 1887-01-09
LOWER FORMS Of. LIFE.
Development os ths senses aud tiss Drsis
.--sioms Cnrisas Faess.

some Cnrisas Faets.
Among the iowes forms OF lie, tAs de-
velopment OF the senses seem. to have
mach 10 do with that os the brain. This
iB what might bs infeffea. for tho
impressions mike upon the exsslrtor are
the basis for all intelligent action. 90
far as these f9rms of life. at i,sast, are
concerned. We know vcry iitsis as. to
the kind ami amount OF sstnss impres.
aions which insects. fsaas ard reptiles
receive In tse Creeping things which
ia''as,it t!ia water. As well SIS tia insects,
we presume that the eansc OF rouch Ia
consi;ierab.y drvrlopsi. and in'snch az
poses eyes something analogous %
what we know rs sight INSIST be theirs.
In iasscts'--scme varieties at lsast--sight
snfsst be rnarvcialsly acute, anil there
ars gooi reasons for supposing that
sr1ell il highly developed in same OF
them.
3unds sc~'n % affect thesa put liisle;
BIT. OF this zee are by no means cerrsin,
Eo- they may posses, hearing organs at.
tuned to sssn;cvs tones whisa ma,se nn,
asapTefs.p1 upln our comparatively dui,
ears. Asmaay ct tapna produce s,unls.
il ;s prnba5.e That .lioir fellows Of Tire
sarie Si,scies csa perceive them. Ants.
eviiently Go not heir sounds produced
by Us. but il ii ti,s oginoa OF soa1i, tha
tsey protu;e so5ais' npig tiie,n4c.vs
@hich are ussj To c3avey Intelligence
fr,n one to afiog.seg. Ia certain bir,Is.
especially tsose wnica ~ by night, hks
Ese evil, h9atiag 10 Gertilpsl 10 . de
gree far beyond our own.
1t is way hrobsbis that iisliea hilvo to
tsly 10 a gssag exssas aa3a taa geaase -
salei.; b. Il thy are cagalsl t. Iictell
tiG3a or euag:ieJ NJ ilnn.a4ise digiitlc9,.
III tile s.iogs tiIa ossitiSa ~ ne,sbgsat
avef sri,ich tie tsrlitaa..ioss os the naryes
snIell Az, expaa;le u calculated 10 D,
EvGve OF rfiisrGesa e1aar,s feet. I,ais j.
nGl1abtetIly thg mos iHteiiis2at. nj II Is
tie iarycst of lia true iisdrs. Tsis scaaa
li>ayI tile SANS relation u tie i4itei.i,
lgtHee Ut tiIe issll as il bosa9 bg t.is, ias.ss
i,i 4Eixi,! in .bo b.rl tribe. IA tllsse lat
tIer. the sense os saieii is very isnge@
fecsiy developed. eA3orjsIe7sl to thas Of
sight. 4.
In many vill su3 5ou:sztiestel quad.
.Irafras, tie sel4e ta very la3se,y devel.
ayai. Ths A.asrican ba:falo tUg bisoaI
aud sil tlss s3a,st.sto< iseg rely uEs1a il 10
s.rc sise.n n5s.cs OF Approaching flass,
ger. La tie doG it is S'onierfI'!Y acat.
in facr. IN SOM s.5acics IL sesata to con-
Irr powers ag2a tas animal of 1ylIis:h
tie ha;naa b..ings can hzya ba
tss reaotest comprehension IL
ssssaas prol able that crerg objn3l
h3s distinct odor 10 the 6o&
N fact. il seetns to be for tsst
anps fnpfe e3aeasiai to lis vel. beilg
There are sGIHe very remarkable inc.
dents reco.dafot d3s not only DIS
lingtlishins iBaiyiIails, bIs cvea yoea
iions by meaas og t;ii; sense. Tnc cams
ran detect watG. at least milo away by
smell and frogs seem to possess the faculty
10 similar II not yreIteT degree. TIE
hGy6,. as il well known. makes great uss
1i this sense. anl a.iai auirals OF tAis.
spee;aa develop il to mig, degree.
Tae zeEse o. .olch Is aos highly dsvcI
opeI IN q iics or re2siieI. bis tlio carniv.
eroas birds seem to be ratilar i!ighiy On.
dowed in this regard. In the higher AM.
mails, especially the elephant. this sense
is sometimes fo:iai to be extremely
acute. In t'soSo animals which possess
1laws"it is also mucIi better deve!opsa
than ia otsIer5. Rats are very sensitive.
and arc abie 10 avoid obstacles in their
rapid flight even after being blinded
Cor G.3be.Drmocrat